Utensil holder



July 10, 1923.

F. R. MCGEE UTENSIL HOLDER 2 sheets-sneet 1 Filed Dec. 30. 1921 F. R. MCGEE,

UTENs 1L HOLDER July l'O, 1923.

Filed Dec. 30. 1921 2 SheetsfSheet 2 Patented July 10, 1923.

UNITED STATES FRANK R. MCGEE, F STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

UrENsIL HOLDER.

Application med December 30, 1921. Serial No. 525,913.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HANK R. MoGEE,-a citizen of 'the United States, and resident of Steubenville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Utensil Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to utensil holders and while not limited thereto relates ,more particularly to utensil holders adapted to hold brooms, mops, brushes, and other janitor supplies ordinarily used for cleaning purposes.

One object of this invention is to provide a device of this class composed of a novel combination of elements, to rovide for h flding a plurality of various kinds of utens1 s.

Another object is the provision of a novel form of wall attaching members adapted for attaching the holder to a Hat wall, a curved or irre ar wall, or two adjoining walls which orm a corner.

A still further ob'ect is to provide a utensil holder having tlie novel combination of elements and construction of parts described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a tp plan view of my holder attached to a wa Figure 2 is a front elevation of the holder. Fi re 3 is a cross sectional elevation on the luie III-III of Figure 2. Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank used to form the utensil holding members 3.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the numeral 2 designates a U-shaped or channel beam or assembl bar upon which 0 the several elements of t e holder are supported. A plurality of double clamp utensil holders 3 are secured to the front closed face or web of the assembly bar 2, and are formed of a single piece or stri of metal A, as shown in Figure 4. .The blank strip A'has its ends cut away to form clamp finger portions 4. The blank metal strip as shown in Figure 4 is ressed or stamped mto the shape shown in gares 1 to 3 of the drawings, forming a annel shaped back ortion 5 and upper and lower pairs of t e spring clamp fingers 4 which are bent to form a substantially Y-shaped clamp.. xThe utensil holders 3 are secured to the assembly bar 2 by rivets or bolts 6 which pass through the back portion 5 and bar.2.

A dust pan or similar utensil holder 7 is secured to the bar 2 between two .of the holders 3. The holder 7 is formed of a single piece of metal similar to Ithe holders 3. However, only one pair of clamping arms 8 are :formed which project' from the lower end of the holder in the form of a Y- shaped spring clamp.

A plurality of hook members 9 are secured to the bar 2 between several ofthe utensil holders 3 and serve as holders for various utensils that cannot be held in the clamp members 3 and 7, and also serve as hangers for dust'cloths and 'the like.

A pair of U-shaped shelf supporting brackets 10 have their closed ends secured to the upper face of the assembly bar by bolts 11 and have the free ends of their legs bent at right angles to the main leg portion to form shelf supporting lugs 12 which support and are secured to a shaft member 13 havin an upturned rim or edge-portion 14. The s elf 13 forms a support for bottles, cans and other janitor supplies and utensils.

A air of supporting brackets 15 are provided) for supporting the bar 2 on a. wall or other suitable structure. The brackets 15 are substantially N-shaped and formed of a sin le piece or strip of metal ben-t upon itself to orm a pair of horizontal parallel attaching le s 16 and 17 and an angularly disposed grace member 18 disposed between the members 16 and 17. The member 18 1s curved in cross section to stiften it against compression and is pressed or collapsed against the. members 16 and 17 adjacent its point of juncture therewith forming portions 19 and 20 of .double thickness. The portion 20 and the rear end of the leg 17 are bent at right angles to the horizontal axis of the members 16 and 17 to form vertical attachin lugs which are adapted to fit .against a wal or other supporting structure and are apertured to receive screws 21 or the like for securing the bracket to the wall. The portion 19 and the forward end of the leg 16 are apertured for the reception of a pivot bolt 22 adapted to be assed through said: apertures and throng other registering al ertures in the to and bottom flan s oi) the channel-shape assembly bar 2. wo

or more sets of apertures for the: pivot.v

bolt 22 may be provided in the bar 3 so as to provide for the mounting of the brackets 15 in various positions on the bar. It will readily be seen that by pivoting the brackets 15 to the assembly bar 2 the brackets may be adjusted to various positions relative to the bar so as to bring the attaching lugs of the brackets into a position parallel with walls running at right angles to each other forming a corner, curved or other irregular wall surfaces.

It will be understood that while I' have shown only one preferred form of rack, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of this invention as defined in the appended claims. For instance the assembly bar may consist of a solid wooden bar instead of the channel shaped metal bar shown. Various forms of utensil clamps and supports may be substituted for the clamps 3, and various forms and constructions of shelves may be employed instead of the particular form shown. I claim: v 1. The combination with a wall of a utensil rack comprising a channel shaped assembly bar arranged with its flanges pro` jecting toward the wall and its web forming a forward face, shelf supporting brackets secured to and extending upwardly from the upper flange of said assembly bar, a shelf supported on said brackets, a plurality of utensil supporting members secured to the web of said assembly bar, and a plurality of wall supporting vbracket-s each of which 2. The combination with a wall of a utensil rack comprising a channel shaped assembly bar arranged with its anges projecting toward thev wall andits web forming a forward face, shelf supportin brackets secured to and extending upwar ly from the' upper flange of said assembly bar, a shelf supported on said brackets, a plurality of spring utensil supporting members secured to the web of said assembly bar, and a plurality of one piece wall supporting brackets, each of which is pivotally secured to Athe upper and lower flanges of said assembly vbar and rigidly secured to the wall.

3. In a utensil rack the combination of a channel shaped assembly bar arranged so that its web forms the forward face and its flanges form top and bottom faces, a plurality of shelf supporting brackets secured to the top flange of said assembly bar and extending upwardly therefrom, a shelf rigidly secured to said brackets, a plurality of spring utensil supporting members Securedto the web of said assembly bar, and a plurality of wall supporting brackets, each of which is pivotally secured to the upper and lower flanges of said assembly bar and adapted to have a plurality of rigid oonnections to a wall.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FRANK R. MCGEE. 

